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The Malibu Guru — 259 episodes

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1

Does the JetPROP Conversion Stress the Airframe?

2

Upgrade or Sell As-Is? Preparing Your Aircraft for the Market

3

Did JetProp Save Piper?

4

A Pilot, a Professor, and a Purpose-Driven Mission | John Moalli

5

Mythbusting PA-46 Maintenance: What Owners Really Need to Know

6

Summer 2026 Aircraft Market Update: PA-46, TBM, and King Air

7

The Smart Way to Buy Your Next Airplane

8

From Mooney Speed to JetPROP Capability | Brendan Keifer

9

Zero Fuel Weight in the JetPROP: The Hidden Limit That Can Cost You!

10

PA-46 Q&A: Fuel Sumping, Power Limits, Props, and Buyer Advice

11

Emotions After an Accident

12

Pitch Trim Runaway: Fighting for Control

13

From Wheelchair to CFI: Luis Abascal's Aviation Journey

14

Q&A: The 100-Hour Rule & Beyond: Your Aviation Questions Answered!

15

Let’s Talk About Max Gross Weight

16

EDCT - The Most Frustrating Delay

17

Buying Smart: How to Choose the RIGHT Airplane for Your Mission

18

Ask Me Anything: PA-46 Tips, Turbine Secrets & Weather Wisdom

19

Avionics and Upgrades: What Adds Real Value?

20

M350 to King Air 350: Making the Jump to a King Air | Dave Lally

21

Engineering the Air Tractor Legacy with Jim Hirsch

22

Heated Windshields: Replacement Costs, Risks, and What You Need to Know

23

TBM 960 Deep Dive: FADEC, Automation & Performance

24

How a Tornado Rewrote My Business and My Career | John Motazedi

25

Why Helicopter Pilots Fly Airplanes Better | Rodney Clark

26

Why Broad Flight Training Matters | Steve Messinger

27

Q&A: Vacuum, Pressurization, KFC 150 Approach Logic & ATC Routing

28

PA46 Versus Series: M600 vs TBM 930

29

PA46 Versus Series: Meridian vs M600/M700

30

PA46 Versus Series: JetPROP vs. Meridian

31

Flying Smarter: How Garmin's Technology Enhances Safety | Joey Ferreyra

32

PA46 Versus Series: Mirage vs. JetPROP

33

PA46 Versus Series: Mirage vs. Matrix

34

PA46 Versus Series: Malibu vs. Mirage

35

AI Knows Your Risk Profile: How Flight Data Could Affect Your Insurance

36

Are You Using Checklists Wrong? Let’s Talk About It

37

New to Flight Levels? Essential Tips for Pilots New to Flying Above FL180

38

Lean of Peak, Rich of Peak, and Maximizing Engine Life in your PA46

39

Beyond the M-Class | King Air Transition For The Owner Flown Pilot | Patrick Turner

40

Q&A: Gear-Up Prevention, Smart Descent Strategies, and the PA-46 Market

41

Families to Freedom, First-Time Insights & PMOPA Magazine | 2025 PMOPA Convention

42

European Aviation Insights: Alexander Pichler | PMOPA 2025

43

5X5 Aviation Insurance | Jeff Rhodes | 2025 PMOPA Convention

44

Bruce Landsberg: Learning From Icarus | 2025 PMOPA Convention

45

From Cranes to Cockpits: Knut Mjolhus on Flying the PA-46, Kodiak, and Helicopters

46

From Military to M-Class: Insights from CFI Steve Thomas

47

Starlink Mini in the Cockpit: Game-Changer or Danger?

48

Fly Boundless: PMOPA Adventures in Alaska with Helen Cernik

49

From Fargo to Saudi Arabia — And a Surprise Visit from the Police!

50

Answering Your PA-46 Questions! | Q&A Episode

51

Oshkosh 2025 Recap: Fisk Arrival, Night Airshow, and the People Who Make It Special

52

Battle With The Bottle: The Staton West Story | Life In Technicolor | Part 2

53

Battle with the Bottle: The Staton West Story | Part 1

54

How Garmin Smart Glide Changes the Game in Engine-Out Scenarios

55

From M-Class to Jet Class: Don Kukla

56

I Got My FAA Medical Back After a Heart Attack! (Here’s How)

57

Sharing the Cockpit | Jim & Amy Connors

58

Aviation Tax Strategy 101 | Kyle Kamman, Aviation Tax Consultants LLC

59

Tax Tips for Aircraft Owners | Stephen Greak

60

Jammed Flight Controls: Lessons from Rob Holland’s Fatal Crash

61

The Heart Of A Pilot | David & Onie Irvine

62

Garmin Dealer Comes to Lufkin! | Doug & Valerie Steen | SemiPlane Avionics

63

Q&A: Cirrus vs. Piper, Pistons vs. Turbines, and the Push for Cleaner Fuel

64

A Meridian, a Mission, and the World Ahead: Lei Gao

65

Leading with Purpose: PMOPA CEO Mike Nichols

66

Aircraft Insurance - What You Need To Know | Tom Hauge w/Wings Insurance

67

Alarm Fatigue

68

Q&A: PA-46 Training, Market Trends & JetPROP Conversions

69

Common Maintenance Issues with the PA46

70

PA46 Maintenance: What’s Required and What’s Not? with A&P/IA Kenneth Hale

71

Navigating the Skies Down Under| Carl Rossi

72

The Continental Malibu Advantage with Stan Finch | Part 2

73

Declaring an Emergency!

74

Berry Aviation: The Evolution of a Niche Powerhouse with Stan Finch | Part 1

75

The Impact of Curated Experiences

76

When Things Don't Go Right | Bob Sherwin

77

Advice for Aspiring PA-46 Instructors | Darwin Haines

78

My Old Truck

79

A Captain’s Transition: Scott Smith Talks 747s & JetPROPS

80

Q&A: Grass Strips, Defrost, and Weight & Balance in the PA46

81

From Auction to Australia: Phenom 300 Ferry Flight

82

The Pursuit of Excellence: A Conversation with Kenneth Scherdell

83

Real-Life Weather Experiences and Lessons Learned | Gary Richert

84

Q&A: Cabin Pressurization, Hot Section Inspections, and PA46 Market Updates

85

A Story of Redemption, Faith, and Resilience | Clay Cleaver, Faithful Detailing

86

Q&A: VNAV, GPU Engine Starts, and Insurance Insights

87

Turning on Ice Protection, Turning Off Risk

88

Numerical Prejudice: The Truth About the -21 Engine

89

Avionics, Community, and the Future of PMOPA Standardized Training with Steve Nunn

90

2024 PMOPA Convention: Highlights, Interviews & Takeaways

91

Lord of the Rings with Dan Moran!

92

Answering Your Questions! Fall 2024 Episode

93

Whiskey, Wings, and Crawfish Dreams with Mike Frugé

94

Bearing the Value: Insights on Meridian Ownership with Scott Lee

95

The King Air E90 Advantage with Bill & Kimberly Mershon

96

King Air and Kingdom Work with Alexander Wurm

97

Building a Safer Aviation Community with Jim Ratliff

98

Piston vs. Turbine: The Cost Efficiency Showdown with Dan Spray

99

What Good Looks Like

100

Beyond the Bonanza: David Dye's Upgrade to the JetPROP

101

From JetPROP to M600: Eric Wilke

102

Shepherding the Fleet with Travis Holland

103

Powered Preflight with Jon Sisk

104

Our New Favorite Maintenance Shop!

105

Airshows, Headsets, and Underwear? Recap of Oshkosh 2024!

106

The Great Debate: Meridian vs. JetPROP

107

Making Informed Decisions: Lessons from Fatal PA-46 Accidents

108

"Don't be a Biden (or a Trump)"

109

Dan the Diamond Man

110

Episode 150! | The Benefits of Partnerships

111

Turkey to Texas | Kodiak 100 Ferry Flight

112

Making a Meridian Work

113

Chattanooga Conversations: Recurrent Training and ForeFlight Insights

114

Transitioning from a Piston to a Turbine Aircraft - Daniel Gottwald

115

From Gliders to M600: The Aviation Story of Vishnu Raman

116

Checkmate! A Conversation with Stewart Albertson

117

Vintage Wings: Joe's Passion for Old Airplanes

118

The PA-46 Journey with Paul Stefaniak

119

International Aviator: Gosta Tyrefors

120

Transatlantic Trek: Ferrying King Air 260's to Saudi Arabia

121

The Journey of a Crop Duster: Emory Lobley

122

Transcending Turbulence: Jason Gilbert

123

Answering Your Questions!

124

Employee Spotlight: Eric Earle

125

Switzerland to Texas in a Kodiak 100!

126

Employee Spotlight: Marc Slocum

127

Dual Perspectives: 747-800 to JetPROP!

128

Understanding Sublimation and Deposition

129

Flight of the GameBird: Exploring Aerobatics and Innovation with Jeremiah Larsen.

130

Employee Spotlight: Clint Goff

131

Unveiling the Piper M700 Fury!

132

What's Next for Piper Aircraft?

133

The Walker Advantage w/ Ryan Walker

134

The First Q&A of 2024!

135

Employee Spotlight: Matt Courtney

136

Keeping Fit for Flight w/ Richard Martinez

137

Ice Season!

138

Meridian Tattoo w/ Tony Vendramin

139

A Fresh Look into the TBM

140

Blew Blades

141

Flying Aerobatics w/ Dr. Tom Thomason

142

Flying with Finesse w/ Spencer Jay

143

Life Capsule w/ Steve Torrence

144

Becoming a Virtuoso / Piper CEO for the Day

145

The Long Road to the JetPROP w/ Doug Steen

146

Calling All Wives

147

Iron Nerves w/ Dean Shults

148

An Inside Look into EFB's w/ Josh Berman

149

Super Scoopers

150

PMOPA Presidential Podcast

151

Financing an Airplane w/ Rusty Rust

152

Battery Pro w/ Craig Evans

153

Oshkosh 2023 Recap

154

Everything Partnerships

155

Flying from Florida to South Africa: A B100 Ferry Flight

156

STOL Draggin' w/ Brian Steck

157

Controlling Your Ice Protection

158

King Airs and Warbirds w/ Robert Johnson

159

The Heart of the Pilot w/ Tony Agostini

160

A Milestone for the Malibu Guru

161

Mission Creep

162

Modernizing Your Airplane w/ Brad Grimsley

163

Travel the World to See Nothing

164

Radar Season Pt 2

165

Radar Season!

166

Sticking with Piston

167

From Frog to Prince

168

Buffalo Sausage and Malibu's

169

What Do You Do When Tech Fails?

170

Thunderstorm Culture

171

Continental Malibu Ownership w/ Ed Cooper

172

From Aerostar to M600 w/ Art Tarlow

173

Is Your Checklist Being Used Properly?

174

Q&A with Joe

175

Rumination

176

The Story of Casey Aviation

177

The Black Swan

178

That's a Simism

179

Why Not? Standardized Training in the PA46

180

A Broadening Experience, Part 2

181

A Broadening Experience, Part 1

182

A Japanese Ferry Adventure

183

Interview: Can You Hear Me? w/ Tom Thomason

184

Winter is Coming

185

Emotional Health and the Pilot

186

Interview: The Catalina Amphibious Airplane

187

PA46 vs TBM, Part 2

188

PA46 vs TBM, Part 1

189

Interview: In the [Casey] Hangar w/ Dan Millican

190

Interview: PA46 Ramblings w/ David Frager and Rick Swisher

191

When Should You Step Away from the Cockpit?

192

PA-46 Q&A

193

Interview: Transition from a C182 to the M500 w/ Heather Cannon

194

MMOPA Convention Highlights, Part 2

195

MMOPA Convention Highlights, Part 1

196

Interview: Why It's Time to Upgrade to a Turbine w/ Bill Davidson

197

Interview: Losing Weight to Fly w/ Chris Simmons

198

Interview: MMOPA Safety Standdown w/ Justin Burkholder

199

Interview: Why the Kodiak with Knut Mjolhus

200

Interview: Moving from a Cirrus into a Meridian w/ John Kolar

201

Employee Spotlight: Mark Dunn

202

Ferrying a King Air from Germany

203

Interview: Hitting the Bullseye w/ Adam Weatherby

204

Moving up from a PA-46 with Jeff Plotka

205

A Pro Rated Pilot in Your Airplane?

206

Lindbergh's Contributions to the PA-46

207

Maui, Lindbergh, and Big Hunks of Metal

208

Flaps in a PA46?

209

Interview: 77 Years Young and Still Flying

210

Interview with Hank Gibson: Training the Trainer

211

Partnerships in Aviation

212

Thoughts on the Piper M600

213

Why Get a Commercial Pilot License with Jeff Plotka

214

An Unforgettable Caravan Ferry Flight

215

Interview: M600 Autothrottle with Patrick Turner and Gary Chidester

216

Interview with Billy Vaughn: Decision Making as a Professional Pilot

217

How to Buy your First PA-46...

218

Trip: South Africa Ferry Flight

219

Interview: Rodney Clark - The Turbine Duke

220

Interview: Flying is Flying with Chad Fortenberry

221

Interview: JetPROP and a 2500 Foot Runway with Josh Greenberg

222

Interview: Cirrus to JetPROP owner John Holman

223

Interview - Pegasus Rocket to M600 with Antiono Elias (Part 2)

224

Interview: Meridian to M600 with Antonio Elias

225

Journey to a JetPROP

226

North to Alaska

227

Power Settings on a Lycoming PA46 Engine

228

Making the move from a Mirage to the M600/SLS

229

Stall/Spin Training

230

Nerves of Steel with Dean and Tammi Jo Shults

231

Disoriented by Pitot Heat? - David Nelson

232

You'll fly your PA46 better if you have more ratings

233

Flying an Approach You Designed Yourself

234

Is it worth upgrading from a Meridian to an M600?

235

Three Rules of Pressurization

236

Any regret after moving from Mirage to Meridian?

237

Meridian vs. TBM

238

Twilight career: What more can 35,000 hour pilot accomplish?

239

JetPROP Conversion and Partnership Discussion

240

How similar is a Turbine Duke to a JetPROP?

241

What's the big deal with starting a turbine engine?

242

The Right Way to Perform a Go-Around

243

Moving the spinny thing from the top to the front

244

Shooting an Approach to Minimums

245

The Freedom of Flying a PA46

246

Making Major Upgrades to a JetPROP

247

PA46 Newbie Advice

248

North Atlantic Crossing in the Dead of Winter

249

Cirrus to M500 with 350 Hours in the Logbook

250

The Capability of a Meridian

251

From the Reno Air Races to a PA46

252

Straight to Turbine

253

Air Force, FedEx, and Meridians with Kim Coryat

254

How to Succeed in Training

255

M500 Ownership Interview

256

4. A Tailwheel Endorsement Will Make You Better

257

3. Into a Thunderstorm

258

2. Piston-to-Turbine Transition Interview with Dave and Jene

259

1. Malibu Ownership Interview with Paul